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Kiss the Boys Goodbye

Romantic and Valentine's Day · Sours (citrus)

4.2 37 ratings

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Ingredients

1 oz Cognac (brandy)
1 oz Sloe gin liqueur
1/2 oz Lemon juice
1/3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
3 drop Saline solution 4:1
3/4 oz Egg white (pasteurised)

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of aromatic bitters.

Method

  1. 3 DRY SHAKE all ingredients (without ice) to emulsify.
  2. 4 SHAKE again with ice.
  3. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 6 Garnish with 3 drops of aromatic bitters drawn through foam head.

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Flavour profile

13.5% alc./vol. · 1.1 standard drinks · 184 calories

History

A sour highlighting the fine pairing of cognac and sloe gin.

This cocktail is named after the 1941 musical comedy film of the same name, which starred Mary Martin, Don Ameche, and Oscar Levant, and was released in August 1941. It is likely that this cocktail was created shortly after the film's debut and appears in the 1949 book Esquire's Handbook for Hosts. Kiss the Boys Good-bye ½ sloe gin ½ brandy ½ white of egg Juice of 1 lemon Shake very well with plenty of ice and strain.